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Newsletter - September 2012
A BIG thanks to the Czechs!
Posted: 03 Sep 2012 01:20 AM

History has been set in the Czech Republic over the past few weeks. The first ever Masters World Rafting Champs was held and enjoyed at the wonderful, upgraded location of Ceske Budejovice (Ceske Vrbne). And, even more exciting, it’s the first time an event of Euro Champs level has been live on the internet . . . → Read More: A BIG thanks to the Czechs!
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Belgium and Czech, the new R4 European Champions are celebrating!!
Posted: 02 Sep 2012 05:22 AM

The final discipline – the Downriver – is over. And the R4 European Champions have emerged!! Congratulations to Czech Men 1 and to Belgium Women 1 – the 2012 R4 Euro Champions! Full results

Photos Jan Homolka

In the Men’s section the Czech 1 team made a clean sweep! They comfortably won the Sprint, knocked out all . . . → Read More: Belgium and Czech, the new R4 European Champions are celebrating!!
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Germany and Czech Republic are the 2012 R6 European Champions!!
Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:29 AM

Germany 1 have taken gold in the overall ranking of the 2012 European Championship in the men’s R6, with Czech Republic 2 securing their overall gold medal in the women’s R6.

A huge congratulations to both team and enjoy the celebrations!!!!!

Full overall R6 result

The Downriver

The final day of the competition saw the R6 teams head off from . . . → Read More: Germany and Czech Republic are the 2012 R6 European Champions!!
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Golden Day for Czechs in Slalom!!
Posted: 01 Sep 2012 08:40 AM

The Czechs scoop up all the Gold medals today in the Euro Champs Slalom, showing their great skill at this discipline as they have on the other days.

The morning saw the Czechs grab the Gold medals in the R6 men’s and women’s categories and the afternoon saw another great performance by them.  In the R4 the . . . → Read More: Golden Day for Czechs in Slalom!!
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R6 Slalom racing at the 2012 European Championships
Posted: 01 Sep 2012 08:36 AM

Another fantastic morning of racing from the R6 teams. Summer time seems to have left Lipno with another wet cold day and the course looking rather magical with steam rising from the water.  The Slalom looked like a good technical course definitely requiring teams working in controlled unison to navigate a clean fast run through the gates. There . . . → Read More: R6 Slalom racing at the 2012 European Championships
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R6 sprint & H2H racing from the 2012 European Champs
Posted: 31 Aug 2012 05:45 AM

Photos Jan Homolka

Day 3 of the European Championships saw just as much excitement as the previous day with the R6 sprint and H2H taking place. Unfortunately the weather did not seem to want to play game after a thunderstorm yesterday evening the day started with grey skies and steady rain most of the day. But . . . → Read More: R6 sprint & H2H racing from the 2012 European Champs
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R4 Sprint & H2H racing on day 2 of the 2012 European champs
Posted: 30 Aug 2012 06:04 AM

What an exciting day of racing and you did not even have to be at the river to get the best spectator seats in the house thanks the hard work of the Czech organising team and fantastic live streaming from Strizna.cz, you get to see the best view of the all the races. If you are . . . → Read More: R4 Sprint & H2H racing on day 2 of the 2012 European champs
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Indonesia to host 2014 R4 World Rafting Championships
Posted: 29 Aug 2012 12:18 AM
By Sportscene

Indonesia has won the right to host the 2014 R4 World Rafting Championships after the International Rafting Federation (IRF) voted for the Asian nation to host the event for the first time.

The event will run from 27 November to 5 December, with a Pre-Worlds event to be held from 1-7 December in 2013 to provide . . . → Read More: Indonesia to host 2014 R4 World Rafting Championships
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Interview with Peter Micheler – Vice President International Rafting Federation
Posted: 29 Aug 2012 12:04 AM
by Sportscene

The 2012 Youth & Masters World Championships have come to a conclusion and Sportscene spoke to International Rafting Federation Vice President Peter Micheler post event.

This year’s Championships produced some exciting racing across all four disciplines with the sprint, head to head and slalom disciplines being contested down recently re-developed Ceske Budejovice Whitewater Stadium, while the . . . → Read More: Interview with Peter Micheler – Vice President International Rafting Federation
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Future looks bright for World Rafting after Czechs and Russians share World Champion honours
Posted: 28 Aug 2012 11:09 AM
By Sportscene

Rafting was the real winner after the 2012 Youth and Masters World Championships came to a conclusion, following the last of four disciplines, the ‘Downriver’ being raced along the Vltava River today.

The course started in Vyssi Brod, with the four man raft teams paddling their way across the remotely flat waters for 8-10km in perfect . . . → Read More: Future looks bright for World Rafting after Czechs and Russians share World Champion honours
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